Usually means: Pollute, desecrate, or spoil something.
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Similar:
taint, corrupt, befoul, foul, sully, maculate, gorge, cloud, tarnish, defoul, more...

Opposite:
clean, purify, sanctify

Types:
canyon, gorge, ravine, chasm, cleft, crevasse, gulch, chine, more...

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Adjectives:
narrow, rocky, long, deep, steep, dark, dangerous, rugged, difficult, wild, gloomy

Crossword clues:
narrow pass,   to sully

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